#556E1B#556E1B

#556E1B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.112 H 125.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E1B
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 27)
HSL	hsl(78, 61%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(78, 75%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 75.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.01, -22.13, 40.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.01, 46.44, 118.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% -0.064 0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.112 125)
XYZ	xyz(9.5201, 13.1622, 3.0757)
Luminance	0.1316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E1B #341B6E

analogous

#6E5E1B #556E1B #2C6E1B

triadic

#556E1B #1B556E #6E1B55

tetradic

#556E1B #1B6E5E #341B6E #6E1B2C

square

#556E1B #1B6E5E #341B6E #6E1B2C

split-complementary

#556E1B #1B2C6E #5E1B6E

monochromatic

#131906 #2F3D0F #556E1B #7B9F27 #A0CE36

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#556E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#556E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E1B

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E1B	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#74660C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59685E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.112 125.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88975e',
    500: '#556e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e1b;
$custom-light: #88975e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.072,
    "s": 60.584,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50115,
    "c": 0.1115,
    "h": 125
  },
  "luminance": 0.13162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E1B

secondary

#5F42A3

accent

#44E474

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0D05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E1B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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